HWM vs TS vs TDG Stock Comparison

Howmet Aerospace, Tenaris and TransDigm Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$185.88 -18.7% 1M -7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$77.71B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.12B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
6 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$58.21 +4.4% 1M +58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$62.68B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins
TDG TransDigm Group INC
$1,105.84 +0.1% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$64.86B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Howmet Aerospace leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Howmet Aerospace 6, Tenaris 4, TransDigm 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHWMTSTDGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $77.71B $62.68B $64.86B HWM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.6x 32.8x 33.9x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.8x 14.7x 25.1x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +2.3% +16.6% HWM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 15.9% 19.1% HWM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.4% 12.7% 15.5% HWM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x -3.1x 6.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.1% +58.7% -18.1% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.6%/yr +20.4%/yr +11.3%/yr HWM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 29.2% 27.1% TDG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 58/100 66/100 HWM

Percentile Scorecard

HWMTSTDG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHWMTSTDG
Valuation 39 #61 of 100 42 #119 of 203 53 #48 of 100
Growth 90 #11 of 97 17 #156 of 188 67 #33 of 97
Profitability 98 #3 of 96 81 #36 of 187 96 #5 of 96
Financial Health 50 #54 of 106 99 #4 of 222 16 #89 of 106
Shareholder Returns 92 #6 of 65 52 #74 of 153 97 #3 of 65
Overall 74 58 66
  • HWM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TDG ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHWMTSTDGSPY
1 month -18.7%+4.4%+0.1% -1.0%
3 months -35.8%+1.0%-10.6% +2.9%
6 months -23.3%-8.0%-3.7% +6.4%
Year to date -9.3%+51.4%-16.8% +11.4%
1 year -7.1%+58.7%-18.1% +13.1%
3 years +327.3%+78.8%+33.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +62.3%+21.4%+10.0% +21.5%
5 years +510.2%+152.4%+70.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +43.6%+20.4%+11.3% +10.9%
10 years —+100.8%+320.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+7.2%+15.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHWMTSTDGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%29.2%27.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%29.5%28.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.320.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.202.01-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-33.7%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.5%-9.1%-23.7% -2.5%
52-week high $292.71$64.02$1,450.00 $779.14
52-week low $185.88$35.79$1,076.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHWMTSTDG
P/E now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 26.2x 32.1xmedian 25.9x 33.2xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x 6.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 14.7x 18.8xmedian 13.7x 18.1xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 24.9x 22.4xmedian 21.1x 31.7xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 2.4x 3.6xmedian 2.3x -6.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 0.92 —median 1.19 1.57median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHWMTSTDG
Revenue $9.12B $12.04B $10.01B
Gross profit $3.29B $4.08B $5.96B
Operating income $2.50B $2.23B $4.61B
Net income $1.87B $1.97B $2.13B
Free cash flow $1.79B $2.78B $1.93B
R&D $37.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.65 – $33.29
Cash & equivalents $563.00M $9.02B $2.77B
Total debt $20.67B $1.27B $33.49B
Shares (diluted) 402.00M – 57.40M
Enterprise value $73.31B $33.72B $52.87B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHWMTSTDG
P/E 39.8x 32.1x 33.2x
P/FCF 41.5x 22.4x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow 33.5x 27.9x 27.8x
P/S 8.2x 5.2x 6.1x
P/B 13.0x 3.6x -6.2x
P/Tangible book 15.3x 3.6x -4.2x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 18.8x 18.1x
EV/EBIT 31.4x 24.1x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 4.5x 9.2x
EV/FCF 43.7x 19.3x 47.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.3x 24.0x 41.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 – 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHWMTSTDG
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 2.3% 16.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% -6.7% 17.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 2.7% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.3% -13.9% 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 0.0% 16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.8% -20.6% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.9% -3.3% 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% -18.8% 22.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.4% – 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.1% – 21.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.1% -11.7% 4.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% -9.6% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.9% -13.2% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% -7.8% 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHWMTSTDG
Gross margin 36.0% 33.9% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 30.7% 23.7% 50.7%
Operating margin 27.4% 18.5% 46.0%
Pretax margin 25.0% 20.5% 27.4%
Net margin 20.5% 15.9% 19.1%
FCF margin 19.6% 23.1% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 18.6% 22.0%
Return on equity 33.3% 11.4% –
Return on assets 14.2% 9.7% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 19.4% 12.7% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 23.0% 11.0% 19.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHWMTSTDG
Debt / assets 34.0% 1.5% 125.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x -3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x -3.1x 6.1x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 0.1x 17.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.7% 15.2% 136.7%
Equity / assets 43.3% 84.8% -36.7%
Interest coverage – 45.4x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.8x – 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 70.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 58.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 7.95 – 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHWMTSTDG
Dividend yield 0.3% 3.1% –
Net buyback yield 1.3% -1.6% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.5% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 30.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 47.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHWMTSTDG
Forward P/E 35.8xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.19FY2026 $3.96FY2026 $44.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.7%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.2% +2.0% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $13.00BFY2026 $10.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% -6.3% +24.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHWMTSTDG
Held by institutions 91.0% 3.6% 93.2%
Institutions holding 1,600 283 1,140
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -2.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 907 154 584
Institutions selling 484 78 367
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.97 1.59

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HWMTSTDG
HWM 1.00 -0.02 0.37
TS -0.02 1.00 -0.17
TDG 0.37 -0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HWM, TS and TDG?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) $77.71B, Tenaris (TS) $62.68B, TransDigm (TDG) $64.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, HWM, TS and TDG?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 41.6x, Tenaris (TS) 32.8x, TransDigm (TDG) 33.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 35.8x, Tenaris (TS) 14.7x, TransDigm (TDG) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +18.1%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, TransDigm (TDG) +16.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) has the highest net margin (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 20.5%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, TransDigm (TDG) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 19.4%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, TransDigm (TDG) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) -7.1%, Tenaris (TS) +58.7%, TransDigm (TDG) -18.1%. Over five years, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) compounded fastest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) +43.6%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +20.4%/yr, TransDigm (TDG) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 0.00%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, TransDigm (TDG) 0.00%. Tenaris (TS) and TransDigm (TDG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TransDigm (TDG) has been the steadiest (Howmet Aerospace (HWM) 34.9%, Tenaris (TS) 29.2%, TransDigm (TDG) 27.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HWM, TS and TDG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Howmet Aerospace (HWM) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.